Free will is given so he can make you jump and give assign reward and punishment. |
No. If you are having this discussion, you do believe by default. |
Well, enough to see all phases of life and if end early, why make anyone suffer first? |
Because he can |
| I get that we are not as important in his grand scheme but then just watch the game play out, why punish and reward? |
| Every thinker is in constant fear of all the things which can go wrong in split of a second. Humans have to deal with all that and then get cooked in hell for every minor disobedience. |
| Is he psycho, like the people who lock their family in basement and punish if anyone tries to escape? I mean seriously think about it, what if he really is a genius nut job with uncapped power? |
It’s all apart of his plan. That 6 year old who dies early still made an impact on everyone’s whose lives she touched while here. Caring for her, loving her, and losing her may have brought her parents closer to salvation. She also may have been spared from a tragic life of sin after reaching the age of reason. You don’t know. We all have to suffer in this life. Just because you think you can make a better world doesn’t mean it’s true. The good news is that God is merciful, he offers forgiveness, and we have been redeemed from our natural state of disobedience to God. Suffering, too, has been redeemed and doesn’t have to be meaningless. All it takes is you to accept what he’s offering you. The fact that you are struggling with God is a good sign. Keep asking questions, and perhaps one day your heart will open and hear his call. |
| Well, sin, salvation, hell, heaven, all seem unnecessary games? |
Are you for real? Think of the worst person you have ever known, or known of. To me, your god is worse. Fortunately, it is highly unlikely he exists. I think you also may be a bad person, or at least one with values and priorities I find reprehensible and inhuman. The fact that you are NOT struggling with that is a concern. Start asking questions, and perhaps one day your eyes will open and you will see the truth. |
Okay? Did getting that out make you feel better? |
If you think in terms of fate or luck instead of god, it makes better sense. |
Sounds like you're not taking it seriously and instead focusing on your perception on how it made pp feel to say somthing. |
This is the "God has his reasons" argument for why bad things happen to good people. |
Very astute observation. I am not taking it seriously. Why would I take some stranger on the internet calling me a bad person seriously? That’s unhinged. |